unlike

Meaning

Adj

1. Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.
2. Unequal.
3. (archaic) Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

Prep

1. Different from; not in a like or similar manner.
2. In contrast with; as opposed to.
3. Not typical of one's character or personality.

Noun

Something that is not like something else; something different.

Verb

1. To dislike.
2. To cancel a "like" action.
3. (broadly) To cancel a "like" action.

Noun

The act of withdrawing one's like from a post on social media.

Synonyms

dissimilar

different

disparate

diverse

incongruous

contrasting

unequal

varied

divergent

altered

unalike

distinct

different from

unworthy of

out of keeping with

against

essentially different

atypical

changing

contrarily

differential

differing

discrepant

improbable

oppositely

otherwise

unbecoming

various

Translations

diferente

différent

ungleich

ανόμοιος

diferente

verschillend

differente

diverso

dissemblable

distinto

dissimile

diferent

διαφορετικός

anders

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈlaɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unlic

Inherited from Old English: unlīċ

Cognate with Dutch: ongelijk

Cognate with German: ungleich

Cognate with Old Norse: úlíkr

Inherited from Middle English: unliken

In summary

From Middle English unlic, unlich, from Old English unlīċ, unġelīċ (“unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse”), from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + like. Cognate with Dutch ongelijk, German ungleich, Old Norse úlíkr (see there for North Germanic descendants).

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